Before and After [Ended]

[MikeR]

Here is a link that should help with posting images to the site:
Posting Photos

[timwilmath]

I took this shot at my nephew's football game. I'm hooked on Topaz Simplify! I incorporated this shot, many others and some video into a YouTube video. You can see it at YouTube - Guts and Glory - Travis Wilmath plays football

Tim Wilmath
Tampa, Fl

[70skid]

probably this one for me...
USDA, Washington, DC

[rkpowers]

These were taken by my wife while visiting Las Vegas....point and shoot camera. I dropped them into Details and they are now some pretty snappy snapshots....

[MikeR]

This is our little boy Pomeranian named "Smokey". The image need some help because he was moving and I wasn't using a flash, so there was some image blur. I also was using a high ISO setting to try to allow for a quiker shutter speed.

The image includes work on three layers:

The background layer is used mostly for the eyes and tounge, which were masked out of the other layers. I used deNoise on the background layer to take care of some noise from the ISO 800 photo. I used Adjust and ramped up exposure compensation an lowered highlights to darken eyes and tounge.

I used Simplify on the next layer, adjusting all levels until I got the amount of "painting" and color desired. Masked out eyes. Set opacity for this layer at 90%.

I used Clean on the final layer, again adjusting all levels until I smoothed things out as desired. Masked out eyes and tounge. Set opacity for this layer at 15%.

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After:

[timwilmath]

Converted using Topaz Simplify. This is Gasparilla Island in Florida.

Tim Wilmath
Tampa, Fl

[tennie]

Guess I'm a frustrated artist. No patience for the real thing, but do love doing the digital art. This was done using Denoise, and 2 runs in Simplify.

[neil]

How many images are we allowed to enter in this comp?
Thanks

[Eric Yang]

How many images are we allowed to enter in this comp?
Thanks

As many as you want!

[jewels]

Great photos everyone! Here's my Before/After. Took this in Pigeon Forge, TN in August and I used Detail and Adjust. I just love how it makes the photo's POP!